Bullet



Aug. 13, 1935. A, LARSON 2,011,249

BULLET Filed OCt. 23, 1954 Fie, 3 L

INVENTOR.

ETH UP. LAESQM ATTORNEY,

.ber I3, which is filled with oil Ill.

Patented ug. 13, 1935 tiene Partnr BULLET Arthur Larson, New York, N. Y.

Application October 23, 1984, Serial No. '749,516

4 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bullets, and it has for its object to provide a means, whereby said bullets without regard to their sizes may be catapulted or shot a considerable distance farther than is possible at present with the bullets now in use.

The result above referred to is obtained by means ofan oiling system, as will be hereinafter fully described.

As the 'construction of my invention is comparatively simple, the cost of manufacturing should be proportionately low.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, and in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all views, and in which:-

Figure 1 is a vertical section through a bullet, the center part of which has been broken away.

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail section of the top of the bullet shown in Figure l; while Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, I indicates a bullet of rather conventional form. At the center of said bullet is formed a chamber I I, in which is deposited a compressed substance I2, of a gaseous nature.

Surrounding said chamber I I is another cham- The chamber II is closed at the top by means of a wedge member I5, while channels le, i6 lead from the top of the oil chamber I3 and upward to converge into a channel I'I. The top portion of the bullet is formed with openings I8, as has been shown also inFigure 3, while a Valve I9 consisting of a tubular member, which is closed at its top, is threadedly inserted into the channel I'I. The valve I9 is upon its side formed with apertures 2i), as may be seen in Figure 3, which apertures will register with the openings I8 in the wall of the bullet, when the valve is adjusted to discharge oil upon the sides of said bullet, as shown, for instance, in Figure 2.

The chamber II has at one end a bottom 2I, terminating in a neck portion 22, with an opening 23 at the center thereof. An airtight, but breakable membrane 24 is arranged upon the end of the neck portion and covering the opening 23 in the latter; a cap screw 25, which has an opening 23 in the center thereof, is in turn screwed onto the neck portion 22, thereby solidly securing the membrane 24 in position over the opening 23, as the said membrane rests against a shoulder 2'I formed upon the said cap screw 25.

The bullet is at its lower end formed with a bottom 28, which also forms the bottom of the oil chamber I3, and which has a central opening 29 therein, re-enforcements 30 and 3|, in the form of enlarged portions being secured to the said bottom.

Below the bottom 28 is slidably mounted a member 32, which is movable in the tubular end of the bullet and subject to be agitated or moved forward, when the said bullet is discharged.

The member 32 is formed with an upwardly extending projection 33, which upon forward movement of said member 32 is adapted to break the membrane 24, and thus set the compressed agent in the chamber II free, with the result that said agent in turn exerts a pressure upon the oil and then pushes the latter forward to be discharged upon the sides of the bullet, according to the adjustment of the controlling valve I9.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the several parts, as shown, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I do not therefore wish to limit myself to the construction and arrangement shown and described herein:-

What I claim as new, and desire to secure byv Letters Patent of the United States, is:-

1. A bullet formed with a central compartment and having a compressed gaseous agent disposed in the latter, a second compartment filled with oil, and substantially surrounding said rst compartment, and means whereby to cause said compressed gaseous agent to exert a pressure upon the oil in discharging a bullet, for the purpose of oiling the front and sides of the latter.

2. A bullet formed with a central compartment and having a a compressed gaseous agent disposed in said compartment, a second compartment substantially surrounding said first compartment and having channels leading to the top surface of said bullet, oil disposed in said second compartment, and means arranged at the top of the bullet to control the outlet of oil, and further means to release the compressed gaseous agent in discharging a bullet, for the purpose of forcing the oil to the front of the latter.

3. A bullet formed with a central compartment and having a compressed gaseous agent disposed in said compartment, a second compartment substantially surrounding said first compartment and having channels converging into one channel and leading to the top surface of said bullet, oil disposed in said second compartment, and means arranged at the top of the bullet to control theoutlet of oil,'said means consisting in a valve member, having a partly hollow stem and being turnably arranged at the end in the one converged channel, the said valve member being made with openings upon the side thereof adapted to register with outlets formed in the side at the top of the bullet.

4. A bullet formed with acentral compartment and having a compressed gaseous agent disposed in said compartment, a second compartment substantially surrounding said li'lrst compartment and having channels converging into one chan` nel, and leading to the top surface of said bullet, oil disposed in said second compartment, and means arranged at the top. of the bullet to control the outlet ofV oil,V the central compartment having a bottom terminating in a neck portion formed with an Vopening therein, a'breakable member .covering saidopening, and a screw cap Y threaded upon the neck portion and securing said breakable member in position relative to the opening in thelatter, a bottom in said bullet Y arranged a slight distance from the lower tubular end thereof, said bottom being formed with an opening Ytherein aligned with the opening in the neck portion, a member slidable Within the lower opening in the bottom of the bullet, and adapted to penetrate said breakable member, substantial- 15 1y as and for thepurpose set forth.

ARTHUR LARSON. 

